The California Trojans suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Wednesday. They took a serious blow against Monessen, falling 76-34. California has struggled against Monessen recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
California lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Caden Monticelli, who scored 15 points along with nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Monticelli has scored all season. Jahiem Derns was another key contributor, scoring five points.
California's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Monessen, their win was their 18th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1.
California won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Bentworth at 7:30 p.m. on January 18th. Hopefully Bentworth focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten last Friday. As for Monessen, they will be playing at home against West Greene at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
